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Frog on a Blog is the site of children's picture book author Lauri Fortino and her frog friend Finley. You will find oodles of picture book related content on the pages of this blog. If you like to read, write, or share picture books, then you will like this blog! (Image by Jonas Sickler)

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It’s Time for a #VirtualFieldTrip to the Everywhere Book Fest! by Anna E. Jordan

There were plenty of things about field trips in the “before times” that were difficult. Budgets for busses were minimal, permissions slips never came back, charging for events magnified inequities between students, and chaperones were often hard to find. Even so, we know that authentic experiences with experts inspire children and give classroom learning context. Our class discussions after the field trips were energized and as a teacher, I loved letting someone else take the lead so I could learn new ways to present subject matter I thought I knew backward and forwards.

Young readers have an exciting opportunity for a #virtualfieldtrip to visit the Everywhere Book Fest on May 1st and May 2nd.

Author visits, either IRL or via Skype, create a new joy for student reading and writing. The Everywhere Book Fest is an author visit times one thousand! Where else can you find three Ambassadors…

Frog on a [B]log

Frog on a Blog is the site of children's picture book author Lauri Fortino and her frog friend Finley. You will find oodles of picture book related content on the pages of this blog. If you like to read, write, or share picture books, then you will like this blog! (Image by Jonas Sickler)

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